New generation piano sound source provides outstanding playing response and expressive capability (RGE Sound Engine)
The keyboard provides true grand piano touch (GH3 keyboard)
Convenient function lets you easily hear low-volume sounds (Intelligent Acoustic Control)
The CLP-430 model features the RGE Sound Engine, a piano source with rich, expressive capability. The GH3 keyboard lets you employ the unique performance techniques used to play grand pianos. The sound and touch provide the same experience as an acoustic piano. It is also equipped with features to improve how you practice at home, including an Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC) function for proper tonal balance when playing at low volume and functions for recording data you can hear when using a computer or portable media player (WAV mode). The CLP-430 was designed with careful attention to every detail, such as the Panel Reveal Key Cover, which covers the operating panel for a traditional acoustic piano-like look.
"Real Grand Expression" Sound, touch, pedals–perfectly integrated to give you the sensation of playing a grand piano.
Real Grand Expression. This phrase defines the expressive capability of Clavinova. It is not only the full realization of the sound, the touch and the pedals, but the application of technologies nurtured by crafting acoustic pianos to perfectly integrate these three elements into a single piano. This piano produces that exact sound you want through the touch of the keys and the feel of the pedals. As you play, you will truly feel as though you are playing a grand piano.
The sound is heard just as it was played. "RGE Sound Engine" provides playing response and expressive capability.
The RGE Sound Engine delivers the ultimate expressive capability for the CLP Series.
The new CLP Series uses the RGE (Real Grand Expression) Sound Engine, the next-generation piano sound source. It improves upon the Pure CF Sound Engine, which earned high praise in the CVP Series, and lets you enjoy the playing response and expressive capability of a concert grand piano. It features a new Smooth Release function which can express sound with great clarity, and clearly enunciate staccato notes with the sound of lingering resonance heard when gently lifting your fingers from the keys. It succeeds in capturing the essence of a piano performance to create grand piano-like, richly expressive experiences.
Dynamic change of sound is dependent on touch.
An acoustic piano is a musical instrument whose sounds linger for a long period. The strength of touch varies not only the volume, but also the sound from bright to dark, creating rich expressiveness. Clavinova produces deep resonances by using piano sounds that have been accurately sampling for their entire length. Proprietary technology creates smooth and dynamic changes according to the strength of the touch. Additionally, to achieve a performance feel rivaling that of a grand piano, the touch was carefully refined by many pianists who played it and gave their feedback for Yamaha’s research and development.
Piano Voices embody the careful attention only a piano manufacturer can give.
The grand piano Voices of a Clavinova were obtained by recording the sounds of a Yamaha concert grand piano that led to the creation of the CFX, the piano selected for a performance by the 2010 winner of the famed International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition. A single piano best suited for recording was selected and then tuned to the finest possible condition by a veteran piano tuner. All the sounds were recorded resulting in a sound that displays not only the beauty of each note, but the harmonized sound of a single piano.
128-note polyphony lets you play without notes dropping-out, especially in dense passages of music.
